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Emi wanted to shout more, to demand the wretched little creature give up William’s game and show her to her friends already, no matter how crazy it would make her sound. And she probably would have, too, if she hadn’t been startled by a sudden voice behind her. 

[color=ff9933]"Y-you can see it too?!"[/color]

Head whipping around to the sound, she clutched her cane like a weapon in defence, frozen in place as a series of fleshy thumps from a few feet away signified her mystery visitor falling to the floor. She didn’t bother remembering that it was dark and they probably tripped or even noticing that the voice was suspiciously male – now that she was pulled out of her single-minded chase, she finally had the chance to notice something nagging at her Euryphaessa sense. Or rather, [i]assaulting[/i] it. It was hauntingly familiar, much louder than the presence of any normal person, calling out to something inside her that rose its voice to answer...

[color=E5C4CD][i]The Persona user![/i][/color]

Emi dropped her cane altogether, a sharp gasp escaping her as it clattered to the floor. There was no mistaking it – this was one of the boys from the Cooking Club, one of the ones whose presence felt so similar to her friends’. The ones she dared to hope were fellow Persona users, even though it boggled the mind to think there were any left beside herself. Seconds later, the door [i]banged[/i], the sound echoing off the tiled walls as another person barrelled in – another person with the same screaming presence. And another one she recognized – the other one from the Cooking Club! 

[color=ed1c24]"Is there a shad-"[/color]

Emi caught the newcomer’s words faster that time, and her face split into a wide, disbelieving grin. [color=E5C4CD]“A [i]Shadow[/i]?”[/color] she questioned, excitement rising in her stomach. Not bothering to retrieve her cane, she carefully stepped toward the duo, groping out until her hand found the top of one of their heads – probably the one who’d fallen down. 

[color=E5C4CD]“‘Can I see it too’ – you mean the butterfly? [i]You[/i] can see the butterfly?!”[/color] Giddiness snuck into her voice, and Emi knelt next to the person she’d found and felt around for his shoulders, unable to help herself. It was like she wanted to confirm that he really was… well, [i]real.[/i] 

[color=E5C4CD]“I can’t believe it..!”[/color] she exclaimed, clapping her hands over her mouth in amazement before turning her head toward the door when it opened once again. A third person strode in, and [i]again[/i] they bore a presence that screamed out [i]Persona[/i]. This one, though, Emi didn’t recognize, and he added his two cents to the mix, more condescending than the others. 

Emi paid no mind. [color=E5C4CD]“I can’t [i]believe[/i] it!”[/color] she repeated, getting to her feet once again. The line of questioning went in one ear and out the other, the pink-haired girl too occupied with the amazing discovery before her. [color=E5C4CD]“I knew it! You’re the two boys from the Cooking Club – Hinari and Mori! I [i]knew[/i] it!”[/color] 

She turned her head in the third boy’s direction, furrowing her brow. [color=E5C4CD]“I don’t know you, but – ah, it doesn’t matter!”[/color] It took all Emi had not to bounce on her feet, although her words came out a mile a minute. [color=E5C4CD]“So you’ve Awakened, then? Have you been seeing William too— have you seen Mineri?! Wait—”[/color]

Emi interrupted herself, clutching her chest. [color=E5C4CD]“If you’ve Awakened, how did you get to the Other Side? Did the mirror let you through? Did someone help you? Tell me everything!”[/color] 
[hr][right][sub][@Scribe of Thoth] [@Asura] [@Lord Orgasmo][/sub][/right]